Cold War Lyrics - Kilroy Was Here - Styx

Written by tommy shaw 

Lead vocals by tommy shaw 

I'm tired of your psychology 

To bring me to my bended knees 

And if I could only talk to you 

I'm sure that I could make you see 

'cause time has a way 

Of bringing even mountains down, down, down 

Storm clouds are coming 

I suggest you head for higher ground 

I say you're a thing of the past 

And you ain't gonna last 

No matter what you say or do 

It's all caught up to you 

You're duty-free, you're tax-exempt 

You party with the president 

And you dance the dance so naturally 

Why not believe you're heaven-sent 

But time has a way of bringing 

Even mountains down, down, down 

There's a storm cloud a-comin' 

I insist you head for higher ground 

You talk talk and you get so intense 

That you almost make sense 

And that's what scares me the most 

You as the host of celebrity lies 

It's prime time, baby 

Can't you see in my eyes, it's a 

Cold war-runnin' in the streets 

Everybody you meet knows 

It's going down, don't you know 

Cold war-blowing in the air 

Everyone everywhere says it's time 

To get ready for a cold war 

Don't you look now 

But the skinny boy's becoming a man 

You say it's the luck of the draw 

And you can't have it all 

And I'll die young trying to make it 

Into something that ain't gonna last 

You ought to reconsider 

'cause I'm coming fast with a 

Cold war-running in the streets 

Everybody you meet 

Know's it's going down, don't you know 

Cold war-blood is in the air 

Everyone everywhere says it's time 

To get ready for a cold war-looking at me 

From behind every tree 

There's a scared man running from a 

Cold war-don't you look now 

But the skinny boy's a streetfighting man 

[extra verses sung in concert during the kilroy tour:] 

Try as you will, you can't escape the chill 

That penetrates your clothing, 

Demanding that you feel 

All the trouble that surrounds you, 

The bad mixed with the good, 

The heartless bits of data waiting to be understood 

Information central promptly processed your request, 

The task we're told honestly requires you acquiesce. 

Well, blind faith put you where you are now 

You're a selfish old cow gettin' high on society's milk. 

We pay your bills, life should be so tough. 

You'd better watch your fat ass, 'cause we've had enough! 

With this cold war-running in the streets 

Everybody you meet 

Knows it's going down, don't you know 

Cold war-blood is in the air 

Everyone everywhere says it's time 

To get ready for a cold war-looking at me 

From behind every tree 

There's a scared man running from a 

Cold war-don't you look now 

But the skinny boy's a streetfighting man